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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic
Title:Cape
Date Made:19th century
Type:Textile
Materials:Kapa Cloth; Tapa Cloth; Bark Cloth
Place Made:Oceania; Polynesia; Hawaii
Measurements:brown: 8 x 14 in.; 20.32 x 35.56 cm; orange: 12 x 12 in.; 30.48 x 30.48 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2003.26.37
Credit Line:Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Two irregular fragments of cloth. One is sand-colored with dark brown dyed decoration of leafy plants and a series of triangular shapes. The larger piece has more elaborate floral decoration with orange, yellow, and brown. Both pieces are folded several times and have areas of discoloration.

Tags:
indigenous people; missionaries

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